With great enthusiasm for the future, Ethnicity & Disease editorial board announces that the journal will be launching an online portal. For more information click here.Keith C. Norris, MD, PhD
Editor-in-Chief

ISHIB Patient Portal
Living life to the fullest is important at any age, which is why the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) would like to make you aware of a new study on healthy aging and independence.

ISHIB Launches BP IMPACT

BP IMPACT is a mobile health app that allows users to track the
impact of diet, nutrition, exercise and stress reduction on
blood pressure. Click here for more information

ISHIB Consensus Statements
Through the publication of its Consensus Statement on the Management of High Blood Pressure in Blacks in this week’s issue of Hypertension, ISHIB today released new recommendations recognizing that high blood pressure among African Americans is a severe health problem.

DOC Toolkit Study
ISHIB has expanded its reach to metabolic risk factors. The ISHIB Diabetes and Obesity Consortium (DOC) operates under the principles that medication adherence, aggressive management and cultural sensitivity is necessary for effective disease management. Using these guiding principles ISHIB DOC has developed the ISHIB DOC Legs for Life campaign.Learn more about the ISHIB DOC Legs for Life campaign

“Friend of ISHIB” CampaignThe ongoing economic uncertainty that we have faced over the past four years has also produced a profound effect on many not-for profit organizations. Here is where you can help.

Ethnicity & Disease, the official, peer-reviewed journal of ISHIB, has moved. The journal provides a comprehensive source of information on the causal and associative relationships in the etiology of common illnesses through the study of ethnic patterns of disease. Current and recent issues are now found at ethndis.org.